What Can be True In A Globe Divided By Many Religions?

As evidenced throughout humanity, disagreement has been experienced because of different religious beliefs, and has had a destructive impression on humanity. We\’ve witnessed the terrors that one group of people have imposed upon another, time and time again, in the name of religion.

There are those that see a little bit of truth in almost all other faiths, but view their religion as better. Then, there is the group of exclusivist individuals that think their views are correct, and the others are simply all wrong – this is often the idea that causes most dissension between groups. As is the case of the leading religions of the world, the exclusivist view is the most common.

Perhaps the most destructive thing is when religious groups hold that all other groups are wrong, sinful, and inferior – and therefore are deserving of being maltreated, and in some cases tortured. They think other religious groups will suffer some type of punishment after dying. Guys will be deemed as superior to women in some faiths. Some other faiths have called for the actual enslavement of men and women through their faith. In fact, gay actions are generally thought of as sinful actions. Several organizations have even slaughtered sizeable populations of people in the name of religion.

I really believe in a much more desirable world. I really believe that the most important values of numerous groups should be brought together, inside of a group of people, to better an entire population. I hold that civil rights and liberty can be honored without the topic of faith even coming up once.

Is that possible? Is it possible that people with opposing religious principles come together to cooperate? I believe it will take a good dose of compassion and a dive back into humanitarianism. Experiencing humanity human is, at the end of the day, the one thing that unites us all. It\’s likely that we are all inspired and propelled by a lot of the same basic principles. We\’re troubled because of similar fears and circumstances. If we can only see each other as more alike than more different, I think a baseline of humanity can be strongly established. The moment we can see each other as we see ourselves, as a person that feels, lives, and desires, it is possible the impulse to punish another could vanish.

In a beautiful sentence, Keith Raniere poses the thought that we as humans have the potential to be noble; whether we will or not is to be seen.

I recently came across this quote and learned of an organization called NXIVM that is doing extraordinary things to build a more compassionate, joyful humanity. The Dalai Lama was so impressed by Mr. Raniere\’s training programs, he spent some time getting to know the programs recently in New York.